John 12:5

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Why was not this perfume traded for three hundred pence, and the money given to the poor?

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  • Exod 5:8 : 8 But see that they make the same number of bricks as before, and no less: for they have no love for work; and so they are crying out and saying, Let us go and make an offering to our God.
  • Exod 5:17 : 17 But he said, You have no love for work: that is why you say, Let us go and make an offering to the Lord.
  • Amos 8:5 : 5 Saying, When will the new moon be gone, so that we may do trade in grain? and the Sabbath, so that we may put out in the market the produce of our fields? making the measure small and the price great, and trading falsely with scales of deceit;
  • Mal 1:10-13 : 10 If only there was one among you who would see that the doors were shut, so that you might not put a light to the fire on my altar for nothing! I have no pleasure in you, says the Lord of armies, and I will not take an offering from your hands. 11 For, from the coming up of the sun till its going down, my name is great among the Gentiles; and in every place the smell of burning flesh is offered to my name, and a clean offering: for my name is great among the Gentiles, says the Lord of armies. 12 But you make it unholy by saying, The Lord's table has become unclean, and his food is of no value. 13 And you say, See, what a weariness it is! and you let out your breath at it, says the Lord of armies; and you have given what has been cut about by beasts, and what is damaged in its feet and ill; this is the offering you give: will this be pleasing to me from your hands? says the Lord.
  • Matt 20:2 : 2 And when he had made an agreement with the workmen for a penny a day, he sent them into his vine-garden.
  • Matt 26:8-9 : 8 But when the disciples saw it they were angry, saying, To what purpose is this waste? 9 For we might have got much money for this and given it to the poor.
  • Mark 14:4-5 : 4 But some of them were angry among themselves, saying, For what purpose has this oil been wasted? 5 We might have got more than three hundred pence for it, and given the money to the poor. And they said things against her among themselves.
  • Luke 6:41 : 41 And why do you take note of the grain of dust in your brother's eye, but take no note of the bit of wood which is in your eye?
  • Luke 12:33 : 33 Give what property you have in exchange for money, and give the money to the poor; make for yourselves money-bags which will not get old, wealth stored up in heaven which will be yours for ever, where thieves will not come nor worms put it to destruction.
  • Luke 18:22 : 22 And Jesus, hearing it, said to him, One thing you still have need of; get money for your goods, and give it away to the poor, and you will have wealth in heaven; and come after me.
  • John 6:7 : 7 Philip made answer, Bread to the value of two hundred pence would not be enough even to give everyone a little.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Matt 26:6-15
    10 verses
    88%

    6 Now when Jesus was in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper,

    7 There came to him a woman having a bottle of perfume of great price, and she put the perfume on his head when he was seated at table.

    8 But when the disciples saw it they were angry, saying, To what purpose is this waste?

    9 For we might have got much money for this and given it to the poor.

    10 But Jesus, seeing it, said to them, Why are you troubling the woman? she has done a kind act to me.

    11 For the poor you have ever with you, but me you have not for ever.

    12 For in putting this perfume on my body, she did it to make me ready for my last resting-place.

    13 Truly I say to you, Wherever this good news goes out in all the world, what this woman has done will be talked of in memory of her.

    14 Then one of the twelve, who was named Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests and said,

    15 What will you give me, if I give him up to you? And the price was fixed at thirty bits of silver.

  • Mark 14:2-11
    10 verses
    87%

    2 But they said, Not while the feast is going on, for fear there may be trouble among the people.

    3 And while he was in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, seated at table, there came a woman with a bottle of perfumed oil of great price; and when the bottle was broken she put the perfume on his head.

    4 But some of them were angry among themselves, saying, For what purpose has this oil been wasted?

    5 We might have got more than three hundred pence for it, and given the money to the poor. And they said things against her among themselves.

    6 But Jesus said, Let her be; why are you troubling her? she has done a kind act to me.

    7 The poor you have ever with you, and whenever you have the desire you may do them good: but me you have not for ever.

    8 She has done what she was able: she has put oil on my body to make it ready for its last resting-place.

    9 And truly I say to you, Wherever the good news goes out through all the earth, what this woman has done will be talked of in memory of her.

    10 And Judas Iscariot, who was one of the twelve, went away to the chief priests, so that he might give him up to them.

    11 And hearing what he said, they were glad, and gave him their word to make him a payment of money. And he took thought how he might best give him up to them.

  • John 12:6-8
    3 verses
    84%

    6 (He said this, not because he had any love for the poor; but because he was a thief, and, having the money-bag, took for himself what was put into it.)

    7 Then Jesus said, Let her be. Let her keep what she has for the day of my death.

    8 The poor you have ever with you, but me you have not for ever.

  • John 12:3-4
    2 verses
    80%

    3 Then Mary, taking a pound of perfumed oil of great value, put it on the feet of Jesus and made them dry with her hair: and the house became full of the smell of the perfume.

    4 But one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot (who was to give him up), said,

  • John 13:28-29
    2 verses
    77%

    28 Now it was not clear to anyone at table why he said this to him.

    29 Some were of the opinion that because Judas kept the money-bag Jesus said to him, Get the things we have need of for the feast; or, that he was to give something to the poor.

  • Mark 12:41-43
    3 verses
    72%

    41 And he took a seat by the place where the money was kept, and saw how the people put money into the boxes: and a number who had wealth put in much.

    42 And there came a poor widow, and she put in two little bits of money, which make a farthing.

    43 And he made his disciples come to him, and said to them, Truly I say to you, This poor widow has put in more than all those who are putting money into the box:

  • Zech 11:12-13
    2 verses
    71%

    12 And I said to them, If it seems good to you, give me my payment; and if not, do not give it. So they gave me my payment by weight, thirty shekels of silver.

    13 And the Lord said to me, Put it into the store-house, the price at which I was valued by them. And I took the thirty shekels of silver and put them into the store-house in the house of the Lord.

  • John 11:2
    71%

    2 (The Mary whose brother Lazarus was ill, was the Mary who put perfumed oil on the Lord and made his feet dry with her hair.)

  • Luke 22:5
    70%

    5 And they were glad, and undertook to give him money.

  • Matt 27:3
    70%

    3 Then Judas, who was false to him, seeing that he was to be put to death, in his regret took back the thirty bits of silver to the chief priests and those in authority,

  • Luke 7:46
    70%

    46 You put no oil on my head: but she has put perfume on my feet.

  • Luke 22:47-48
    2 verses
    70%

    47 And while he was saying these words, there came a band of people, and Judas, one of the twelve, was in front of them, and he came near to Jesus to give him a kiss.

    48 But Jesus said to him, Judas, will you be false to the Son of man with a kiss?

  • John 6:5
    70%

    5 Lifting up his eyes, Jesus saw a great number of people coming to where he was, and he said to Philip, Where may we get bread for all these people?

  • Matt 27:9
    70%

    9 Then came true that which was said by Jeremiah the prophet, And they took the thirty bits of silver, the price of him who was valued by the children of Israel;

  • John 6:7
    70%

    7 Philip made answer, Bread to the value of two hundred pence would not be enough even to give everyone a little.

  • Matt 27:6
    70%

    6 And the chief priests took the silver and said, It is not right to put it in the Temple store for it is the price of blood.

  • Luke 21:1
    69%

    1 And looking up, he saw the men of wealth putting their offerings in the money-box.

  • Luke 21:5
    69%

    5 And some were talking about the Temple, how it was made fair with beautiful stones and with offerings, but he said,

  • John 13:25-26
    2 verses
    69%

    25 He, then, resting his head on Jesus' breast, said to him, Lord, who is it?

    26 This was the answer Jesus gave: It is the one to whom I will give this bit of bread after I have put it in the vessel. Then he took the bit of bread, put it into the vessel, and gave it to Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot.

  • Matt 26:47
    69%

    47 And while he was still talking, Judas, one of the twelve, came, and with him a band armed with swords and sticks, from the chief priests and those in authority over the people.

  • Luke 7:37
    69%

    37 And there was a woman in the town who was a sinner; and when she had news that he was a guest in the Pharisee's house, she took a bottle of perfume,

  • Mark 14:20
    68%

    20 And he said to them, It is one of the twelve, one who is putting his bread with me into the same plate.

  • Acts 4:37
    68%

    37 Having a field, got money for it and put the money at the feet of the Apostles.